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Last week, researchers at cloud security firm Sysdig said they’d documented the first known case of “agentic ransomware.” It was an extortion operation, dubbed JadePuffer, in which an AI agent — not a human — handled the technical execution of a real-world cyberattack from start

Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC - Published This article contains accounts of torture and sexual violence Early one October morning in 2019, a group of men jumped out of a car and grabbed Liudmyla Huseinova as she left her home. The 6

Ronaldo's World Cup career ends in tears as 'pandering' Martinez departs - Published One of football's great careers will finish without the biggest prize after Cristiano Ronaldo's final World Cup match for Portugal ended with a 1-0 last-16 defeat by Spain. He was in tears as his

Off the Wire Press Releases ESPOO, Finland and BERLIN, July, 6, 2026 — IQM Quantum Computers, a global leader in full-stack superconducting quantum computers, has acquired selected assets of Quantistry GmbH, a Berlin-based developer of cloud-native simulation workflow platform fo

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Off the Wire Press Releases July 6, 2026 — The HiPEAC Student Challenge 2027 invites teams to tackle real-world problems through programming or computer architecture. Applications are due by 10 September. Selected teams will present at the conference in January. The HiPEAC Studen

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Women hit fertility tipping point at 49 - even with young donor eggs - Published Older women face a lower chance of fertility treatment working, even when using young donor eggs - with a marked drop-off from around the age of 49, new research suggests. Experts studying 1,774 wome

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Dell shares jumped Monday after US President Donald Trump encouraged Americans to “go out and buy a Dell computer,” underscoring the growing proximity of Big Tech and US executive power. Trump promoted the company during the first-ever Wall Street opening bell held at the White H

Amazon bars breastfeeding boss from business course - Published A breastfeeding boss has been barred from a business course run by online retailer Amazon because it would not let her child on to the site. Rachael Bews said she had let Amazon know a week ahead of the in-person eve

'I wear it on my middle finger': The rise of the defiant divorce ring - Published Shimmering on Deb Marino's finger are diamonds set in an eye-catching gold ring. "Of course it's a middle finger ring, because, why not?" the Florida-based blogger says on her Tiktok feed. Getting r

Banks accused of pushing customers away from basic accounts - Published Some of the UK's biggest banks have been failing their most vulnerable customers, according to the financial regulator. Banks have been pushing homeless people or those in financial hardship towards unsuitabl

A US federal judge granted Alibaba a legal reprieve that would allow the Chinese e-commerce giant to temporarily resume lobbying in the US, the latest development in a closely watched case with implications for the countries’ technological rivalry. Washington lobbyists dropped Al

South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix, rival to Samsung and U.S.-based Micron, is planning to sell nearly 17.8 million shares in a U.S. IPO, the company said on Monday. Should its shares sell well (and there’s indication that they will), the company could raise around $28 billio

Saudi Arabia slashed its main crude oil price for Asian customers, as a resumption of flows through the Strait of Hormuz and OPEC+’s decision to boost output intensifies the competition for buyers. Despite the discount, Asian buyers said Saudi supplies were still more expensive t

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner said Monday that he is "taking the time to reflect on the best path forward" for his campaign after a woman accused the Democratic nominee of sexually assaulting her in 2021 — but calls for Platner to exit the race quickly grew. Platner and h

Phone contract comparisons 'amounted to mis-selling' student loans, MPs say - Published Comparing student loan repayments to phone contracts or cinema tickets "amounted to mis-selling" by government, a group of MPs has said. In a new report, the Treasury Committee also said stude

A Democratic 2028 presidential hopeful’s speech in Israel this week is expected to convey that “the era of absolute US support for Israel’s government is over,” Politico reported. Rahm Emanuel, an Israel supporter and critic of the Netanyahu government, plans to say that Israel s

Solstice Advanced Materials CEO David Sewell said Monday that Wall Street has the wrong read on its planned acquisition of Element Solutions after a bruising sell-off. "We're at a generational growth opportunity in semiconductors and advanced electronics," Sewell said on CNBC's "

US President Donald Trump has changed his mind about the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, ahead of a meeting between the two on the NATO summit’s sidelines. The US president “wants to be where there’s success,” Zelenskyy told the Financial

FIFA rejected Belgium’s challenge of the soccer body’s decision to overturn US star striker Folarin Balogun’s one-match World Cup suspension ahead of the countries’ game Monday, provoking Europe’s ire. The rejection came as US President Donald Trump defended his decision to perso

Market Extra The Nasdaq-100 has been far more volatile than the S&P 500. Now add SpaceX to the mix. While SpaceX is due to join the Nasdaq-100 on Tuesday, it isn’t eligible to become part of the S&P 500 for at least another year — likely furthering the volatility spread between t

Fery 'stands tall and takes advantage' to continue dream Wimbledon run - Published Just seven days ago, there was doom and gloom around the performances of British players at this year's Wimbledon. Only four of the 19 Britons in the men's and women's singles draws made it through

Artificial Intelligence From Hugging Face to Amazon SageMaker Studio in one click Today, we’re excited to announce a deep-link integration between Hugging Face and Amazon SageMaker AI. Developers can now go from model discovery to hands-on experimentation in SageMaker Studio with

The US stock market soared on Monday as a reinvigorated AI trade drove up chip stocks at the start of a critical week testing investor appetite in the AI boom. US chipmaker Broadcom led the rally after announcing it would extend its deal with Apple to supply bespoke semiconductor

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Monday that investors shouldn't fear the latest market rotation. Instead, he thinks it's creating buying opportunities in several high-quality stocks that have been pulled lower by institutional selling. "If you can spy a rotation and figure out what the th